Tag Archives: King Crimson

Top 10s of the year from Gypsyhawk, Skeletonwitch, Black Water Rising, Saxon & more

Posted by on December 4, 2013

It’s December, which means it’s time for that annual rite of passage where everyone attempts to summarize a year’s worth of music into a top ten list. Metal Insider and its contributors will be releasing our lists starting soon, but we’ve also gotten lists from some of the artists themselves. In the latest installment, members of Gypsyhawk, […]

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Michael Keene of The Faceless Talks Upcoming Covers Album, Adventure Time Aspirations

Posted by on May 30, 2013

Michael Keene is the guitarist singer/all around mastermind of The Faceless. He is also a genuinely fun guy to chat with. I spoke with Keene last year and we discussed his in-the-works solo album and stand up comedy dreams. I decided to follow-up on those projects and managed to get Michael to open up about the next Faceless […]

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Nine Inch Nails Returns, ‘Reinventing Itself From Scratch’

Posted by on February 25, 2013

It seems like only yesterday that Nine Inch Nails went on their farewell tour, but it was actually a little over three years ago. Since then, Trent Reznor has focused on several things, like winning an Oscar for composing music for The Social Network and How to Destroy Angels, his project with co-composer Atticus Ross and […]

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Dream Theater Announce North American Tour With Crimson ProjeKct

Posted by on April 13, 2012

This is one tour package prog fans will most definitely love. Dream Theater have just announced plans to tour this Summer in North America. And opening on this trek will be none other than the Crimson ProjeKct. For those unfamiliar, the ProjeKct is essentially a spin-off supergroup of prog rock legends King Crimson. Musicians Adrian […]

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Grooveshark In Deep Water As Label Groups, EMI Publishing Join Lawsuit

Posted by on January 9, 2012

Back in November, King Crimson and Relapse Records gave a glimpse behind the curtain of digital music streaming service Grooveshark, claiming that it was next to impossible to get their music, which was put on the service without permission, taken down. Universal Music Group was the first major label to sue Grooveshark, claiming that the […]

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Grooveshark’s Future In Jeopardy Thanks To UMG’s Lawsuit

Posted by on November 22, 2011

Looks like Grooveshark has more to fear than King Crimson and Relapse Records. In a new copyright lawsuit filed last week, Universal Music Group claims that Grooveshark has been actively uploading unauthorized music. “[The business records of Escape Media Group, Grooveshark’s parent company], establish unequivocally, that the sound recordings illegally copied by Escape’s executives and […]

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Relapse Records’ Director Of Sales Responds To Grooveshark

Posted by on October 17, 2011

This past Friday (October 14), we shared an email thread between Robert Fripp, his team, and Grooveshark that Digital Music News were cc’d on. The emails chronicled Fripp’s struggle to get King Crimson’s material and his solo work removed from the streaming service. As it turns out, though, Fripp isn’t the only one who has […]

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King Crimson’s Attempt To Get Off Of Grooveshark Chronicled In Email Thread

Posted by on October 14, 2011

With so much buzz surrounding Spotify, we often forget about other music streaming services. And as it turns out, Spotify isn’t the only one in hot water over what they can and can’t stream. Music streaming site Grooveshark has been operating on the fringes of legality for a while now, and has streamed some of their […]

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Exclusive: 3 Name Their Top 3 Influences

Posted by on September 22, 2011

To say that it’s hard to define 3’s sound is a bit of an understatement. While the obvious label would be prog rock, the band’s music combines so many different elements and styles that they truly stand out amongst fellow modern bands. That’s why we at Metal Insider thought it would be fun to ask […]

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